Photos: L.A. villa once home to Williams Sonoma CEO lists for $30M

Handout photo, The Agency10.01.2012

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.

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The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

The estate of W. Howard Lester, the late chairman and chief executive of Williams-Sonoma, has put his Italian villa-style home in Los Angeles's Holmby Hills neighborhood on the market for US$30M. Warm tones and textures set the inviting ambiance in the 7 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms. No detail has been overlooked, including the intricate walnut coffering overhead in the library, barrel-vaulted gold-leafed ceiling found in the screening room, and soaring brick ceiling in the kitchen.
For more information, visit The Agency.Handout photo
/ The Agency

Photos: L.A. villa once home to Williams Sonoma CEO lists for $30M

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